all 6 volt GMC's were positive ground, try hooking it up that way .... OTOH, if you have spark on a plug to the frame it might just be that you need to put the ground where it belongs, to the engine, usually to a starter mount bolt works best

Bill

Last edited by squeeze; 05/07/2011 9:41 PM.

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